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Luminescence

by Bruce Soord

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Eleventh Earl of Blah
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Eleventh Earl of Blah Mellow and immensely listenable. There are obvious and inevitable similarities with The Pineapple Thief, but this is sparser, more stripped back. Bruce has produced a lovely album here.
JC
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JC Contrairement à pas mal de monde, je préfère Bruce Soord en solo à The Pineapple Thief. Je trouve son univers musical personnel beaucoup plus épuré et intimiste.
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bryce730
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bryce730 Absolutely beautiful. Thank you, Bruce and team. Favorite track: Never Ending Light.
whitejon
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whitejon Has a good ambient vibe and the track that made my mind up
It has this soothing wave like feeling
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ms97402
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ms97402 Bruce has a definite knack for writing interesting, enjoyable singles. I have all his solo stuff in my daily shuffle.
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arktouros1 This is his best album yet. It transported me like few albums have ever done. Favorite track: Olomouc.
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this sight barely changed just the shadows cast over our remains with the wounded leaves we're still clinging on for dear life don't wish it away don't wish that it will all be over in the sweetest blink of an eye this light the reddest glow barely time to dry those saddest eyes i know after all we have seen we're still clinging on for dear life for this dear life
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Lie Flat 03:51
finally i've made some sense of it all how could i not have known this all before? i'm coming home is it too late for me? it plays so differently with one eye on the soul it has taken all of my life to find these words to you help me make sense of this past you see i let it tear apart my mind with no defence yeah we have this time we can go out fighting to go out with this parting shot as we take our flight it has taken all of my life to find these words to you oh why did it take all of my life to find these words for you?
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Olomouc 03:55
so many words said out of line i've laid to rest as this tide falls back and leaves you everywhere as this air begins to bite i guess i was scared when you weren't there for me how could i prepare for life's assault on me? as time slipped through our hands yeah, i guess i was scared so many days spent working this land yet it was futile in the sweetest sense won't you forgive me? i've been pulled from this darkest sea and laid to rest i guess i was scared when you aerweren’t there for me how could i prepare without you next to me? as time slipped through our hands yeah, i guess i was scared
4.
So Simple 02:05
we cling to this dear life in the end it was so simple the worlds of the halcyon days before the wars have come full circle in the end if was so simple
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keep, i'll keep on going here the days are bare barely any time for the solitary flower to turn towards the sun clinging on because is my dreams you're holding on to me just like we used to be i'll keep i'll keep on going here the days are long long enough to brave this fading light i'll keep on living here among these shadows cast by this never ending light inside my dreams you're holding on to me just like we used to be
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yes i knew all my life this day would come in it's solitary way this day of all days now i know the bitter tastes of the regrets i have nurtured for so long here lies the truth here lies the moments we can't turn back here lies the moment you took me home this day will pass this world moves on in it's solitary way day after day i can leave this flower to be carried away with this wind marching on here lies the truth here lies the moments we can't turn back here lies the moment you took me home here lies the moment you held me so close here lies all that i am for all that i am
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Nestle In 03:15
the coldest air sings softly i feel it tugging at my hair as i lie here, smiling they said the storm is approaching you i know i didn't dare to look as i lie here and the sky turns to stone the light fades and collides with the darkness and everywhere i look i see the same figures all in pain and calling out they're calling out so come inside and don't look just nestle in oh the storm is approaching (we've so little time) and no one dares to look
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i awoke to find the world around me changed i could hear the sounds i knew so well i might never hear again and with your eyes you caught me in this instant flash of light oh with your eyes you've left me fighting for my life i awoke to find the world around me changed the warmth from the sun didn't feel the same it was closer, delicate as it fell to the horizon clinging on and with your eyes you caught me with this instant flash of light yeah with your eyes you've left me fighting for my life you've left me fighting for my life
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Rushing 03:03
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keep, i'll keep on going here the days are bare barely any time for the solitary flower to turn towards the sun clinging on because is my dreams you're holding on to me just like we used to be i'll keep i'll keep on going here the days are long long enough to brave this fading light i'll keep on living here among these shadows cast by this never ending light inside my dreams you're holding on to me just like we used to be
11.
Read to Me 02:07
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Find Peace 03:45

about

The multi-instrumentalist and songwriter extraordinaire returns with his third studio album.



Founding member and chief songwriter of his prolific band The Pineapple Thief, Bruce Soord’s output and profile has grown substantially over the last decade. In addition to his own musical output, his exceptional producing and in demand surround sound mixing has seen him delivering mastering work for acts including TesseracT, Opeth and Jethro Tull.



Inspired by the idea of finding inner peace, his latest solo outing Luminescence explores the difficulty of living in the metropolis of the modern world. Born from days exploring various cities whilst on tour, tracks from the album feature recordings from Soord’s various wanderings captured on his field recorder.



With acoustic guitar at the centre of the album, tracks such as ‘Lie Flat’ appear simple on the surface yet reveal Soord’s unmistakable intricacies throughout. There’s a variety of styles within though. The album’s single ‘Dear Life’ effortlessly encapsulates Soord’s unique sense of poised melancholy, while ‘Nestle In’ flirts with electronica. ‘Olomouc’s rousing strings work against the acoustic backdrop of Soord’s guitar to paint a vivid picture of the stillness that the record describes.



Recorded between January and June of 2023, the album was cut at Soord Studios with additional strings recorded at RAK Studio 3 in London, featuring contributions from Andrew Skeet, long time member of The Divine Comedy and musical producer of the orchestration on many films/tv shows from Netflix’s smash hit Black Mirror to David Attenborough’s Green Planet and Dynasties II.



The artwork has been provided by Carl Glover at Aleph Studios (Porcupine Tree/Marillion) with the mastering handled by The Pineapple Thief’s Steve Kitch. It was engineered by Bruce Soord.



Bruce will be supporting the release with EU / UK dates in October 2023.

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released September 22, 2023

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